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The pathophysiology of appendicitis involves obstruction of the appendix leading to compromised blood flow and vulnerability to bacterial infection. Risk factors include being male, younger age, low-fiber diet, family history, winter season, and prior gastrointestinal infections. Common signs are abdominal pain that starts around the belly button and moves to the lower right, as well as guarding, rebound tenderness, and fever upon examination. Predisposing factors lead to obstruction, which causes inflammat
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